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到达

dàodá

arrive

How common it is

到达 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say dàodá slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

到达表示到某个地方。

dào dá biǎo shì dào mǒu gè dì fāng。

到达 means to arrive at a place.

Context note

到达常用于旅行、时间和地点。

dào dá cháng yòng yú lǚ xíng 、 shí jiān hé dì diǎn。

It is often used with travel, time, and place.

5 examples

我们已经到达了。
wǒ men yǐ jīng dào dá le。
We have already arrived.
他到达学校很早。
tā dào dá xué xiào hěn zǎo。
He arrived at school very early.
飞机到达了机场。
fēi jī dào dá le jī chǎng。
The plane arrived at the airport.
请准时到达。
qǐng zhǔn shí dào dá。
Please arrive on time.
到达目的地了。
dào dá mù dì dì le。
We have arrived at the destination.

5 mini stories

他们到达车站时,天已经黑了。
tā men dào dá chē zhàn shí, tiān yǐ jīng hēi le。
When they arrived at the station, it was already dark.
老师到达教室后开始上课。
lǎo shī dào dá jiào shì hòu kāi shǐ shàng kè。
After the teacher arrived in the classroom, class began.
飞机安全到达。
fēi jī ān quán dào dá。
The plane arrived safely.
他到达目的地后给家里打电话。
tā dào dá mù dì dì hòu gěi jiā lǐ dǎ diàn huà。
After arriving at the destination, he called home.
大家都准时到达。
dà jiā dōu zhǔn shí dào dá。
Everyone arrived on time.

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